Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and AMD EPYC 7702P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
11.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 2107
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 40100

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 2107
PassMark - CPU mark	63300 vs 40100

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2107

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40100

63300

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	40100	63300
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306	$4425
Place in performance rating	696	765
Processor Number	6226R	7702P
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	16 MB
L1 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	16	64
Number of threads	32	128
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
L2 cache		32 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)